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[published_date] A York Region paramedic who says she was fired over a social media comment that criticized Israel's military actions in Gaza says she wants to know whether politicians were behind her termination.  Katherine Grzejszczak said she loves her job, and the comment she made was in line with her "professional obligations" as a paramedic to…

[published_date] Prime Minister Mark Carney released a statement just past midnight on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to increase a tariff on Canadian goods to 35 per cent. "While the Canadian government is disappointed by this action, we remain committed to [the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement], which is the world's second-largest free trade agreement…

[published_date] Prince George Search and Rescue (PGSAR) have safely located a man in his late 70s who became lost while hiking the Great Divide Trail.  PGSAR says the man was hiking the trail over a two-week period, which involved significant route finding and bushwacking, when he became separated from his partner.  After a day of…

[published_date] A small aircraft with three people aboard crashed down in Ottawa just west of the city's airport on Thursday evening.  It happened shortly before 6 p.m. in the area of Riverside Drive and West Hunt Club Road. A photo shared by one resident showed a plane wedged in the trees.  Emergency services responded at 5:55 p.m.,…

[published_date] Ontario's police watchdog is investigating a report that an officer fatally shot a man inside a courtroom in a remote part of northern Ontario on Thursday. Kristy Denette, a spokesperson for the Special Investigations Unit, said a team of investigators was heading to the scene in Wapekeka First Nation but more details wouldn't be…

[published_date] Canadians' electronic health records need more protections to prevent foreign entities from accessing patient data, according to commentary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.  "Canadian privacy law is badly outdated," said Michael Geist, law professor and Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa and co-author of the commentary. "We're…

[published_date] As a trade deadline with the U.S. hangs over Canada, we have been hearing about Canadians taking the ongoing trade war into their own hands. So we asked you to email ask@cbc.ca to tell us how and why you have been boycotting U.S. goods and travel. Dozens of you answered the call and told us…

[published_date] A small aircraft with three people aboard crashed down in Ottawa just west of the city's airport on Thursday evening.  It happened shortly before 6 p.m. in the area of Riverside Drive and Hunt Club Road. A photo shared by one resident showed a plane wedged in the trees.  Emergency services responded at 5:55 p.m., according…

[published_date] The Toronto Blue Jays made a splash on MLB trade deadline day, acquiring right-hander Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland received righty Khal Stephen, a 22-year-old minor-league pitcher ranked the No. 5 prospect in Toronto's system by MLB Pipeline. Toronto also picked up right-handed pitcher Louis Varland and first baseman Ty France from…

[published_date] A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit that alleges that key fob signals are too easy for car thieves to intercept. The class action was filed on behalf of Quebec residents who had a vehicle equipped with a remote car access and starting system stolen on or after May 2, 2021, regardless of…

[published_date] Residents of the northern village of Pinehouse, Sask., had a long drive south Wednesday night after wildfires forced them to evacuate to Regina by convoy. Poor internet connection? CBC Lite is our low-bandwidth website.  Andrew Netmaker was in the middle of getting ready for work when he received the call to…

[published_date] An out-of-control wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has prompted evacuation orders for two sparsely populated First Nations reserves on the west side of the Fraser River. The Lytton First Nation issued the orders Thursday morning for Lytton 26A and Skwayaynope 26 due to what it described as "immediate danger to life and safety" from…